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2024-07-31 10:39:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D49E2797CB771A9E6B928538953D0B6A77DBECE40CC64BF7FE043C16CE1B4269
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Image taken in 2013 in Mali. A French soldier protects himself from the sand due to a helicopter landing nearby. He wears a call of duty "ghost" scarf. The photographer did not stage the photo. The soldier was tracked down, sanctioned, then sacked by army command. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afrique/mali/le-soldat-au-foulard-a-tete-de-mort-aurait-ete-puni-de-40-jours-d-arret_248439.html https://www.iris-france.org/44647-le-foulard-tte-de-mort-est-un-drapage-dans-le-symbolique/ https://www.bfmtv.com/international/militaire-a-tete-de-mort-au-mali-l-histoire-de-la-photo-devoilee_AN-201301220127.html
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